“What’s your name, man? Alexander Hamilton.” Whether you’re a history buff or a musical lover, it’s likely you know a thing or two about Alexander Hamilton—one of America’s most influential founding ...

The best historical fiction folds real events into a plausible narrative, with a soupçon of embellishment, without distorting the facts while making these events as relevant as today’s incidents.

Here’s a look at what’s new on USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list… While on vacation back in 2008, Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspired to pick up Ron Chernow’s book Alexander Hamilton, and the rest, as ...